After finishing up a three-game road trip through Canada, the Colorado Avalanche return home tonight to take on the Detroit Red Wings. This will be the second and final regular-season matchup between these two teams, with Colorado winning the first one by a final score of 2-1.
Colorado Avalanche
The Avs come into this game off a shootout win against the Montreal Canadiens, securing another two crucial points in the standings. Brock Nelson was the one to ultimately end it in that game, scoring his third goal in the last three games.
Nelson, and the other new editions for that matter, look to finally be settling in and finding their footing with Colorado, which is exactly what you want and need to see from them at this time of year. With playoffs right around the corner, that runway for them to find their footing is running out bit by bit.
Projected Lineup
Jonathan Drouin – Nathan MacKinnon – Valeri NichushkinArtturi Lehkonen – Brock Nelson – Martin NecasJoel Kiviranta – Charlie Coyle – Ross Colton
Miles Wood – Jack Drury – Jimmy Vesey
Devon Toews – Cale MakarRyan Lindgren – Sam Malinski
Sam Girard – Keaton Middleton
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit comes into this game tonight on the second leg of a back-to-back after securing a big win over the Utah Hockey Club last night.
Despite the season starting to wind down and teams starting to secure playoff sports, the Red Wings remain alive a bit in the wild card race in the Eastern Conference, as they sit just three points back of the second spot. Just like Montreal, whom the Avs just played, every point matters for the Red Wings as well this time of year, and they’ll be eager to grab another two here tonight.
Projected Lineup
Michael Rasmussen – Dylan Larkin – Lucas RaymondAlex Debrincat – Marco Kasper – Patrick KaneElmer Soderblom – JT Compher – Vladimir Tarasenko
Austin Watson – Tyler Motte – Craig Smith
Ben Chiarot – Mortiz SeiderSimon Edvinsson – Jeff Petry
Albert Johansson – Justin Holl
Goaltenders
For the Detroit Red Wings, it will likely be Cam Talbot going in net tonight for them, as Alex Lyon got the start against Utah yesterday. For Colorado, Mackenzie Blackwood will likely get the start here tonight.
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